Collapsible reel



Patented May 9, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE J'OEANN JOSEPHBTOECKLY, F TELTOW SEEHOI um 3mm, Gm, ASBIGHOB TO AMERICAN GLANZSTOFFCORPORATION, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE Applicationfiled October 8, 1931, Serial I0.

This invention relates to an improved reel adapted to be used inhandling skeins.

One object of this invention is to rovide a reel of such a characterthat one en thereof may readily be collapsed to facilitate the removalof a skein therefrom.

It is another object of this invention to provide a reel having means ate1ther end thereof which will hold a skein in position and prevent anytendency of the skein to slide or slip off the same.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a reel having meansconnected thereto by which oneend thereof may readily be collapsed.

These and other objects of this 1nvent1on will become more apparentfroma perusal of the following specification and a study of the drawing inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the reel certain parts being incross-section; and

Figure 2 is a similar view of the reel, but showing a modificationthereof.

Referring now to the drawing. and more particularly to Figure 1, thereis shown a four-armed reel to be used in handling skeins, comprising anaxle adapted to be mounted on a shaft 11, and having fixedlv securedthereto a hub 12. Spaced holes. preferably four in number. are providedin the hub and serve as sockets for the ends of the arms 13 of the reel.These arms proiect radially from the hub and are bent at right anglesat,14 forming portions running parallel with the axle. It will be notedthat the angles 14 are so shaped that they proiect above the portions 15and thus prevent the skein from slipping off that end of the reel. Thearms are bent into spiral form, as

shown at 16, and the hooked ends 17 thereof are fastened to pegs 18located in sockets 19 formed in the movable hub 20. It will be notedthat the spiral portions of the arms also project above the portions 15and thus prevent the skein from slipping off that end of the reel.

The hub 20 is provided with a suitable handle 21, which in turn isprovided with a bore 22 located at right angles to the axis of w theaxle. A pin 23 is movably mounted in conmsnau: 1mm.

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the bore and serves to hold the hub in either of two positions in theaxle by virtue of the two spaced 0 nings 24 and 24'. It will beappreciated t at, when the movable hub is shifted from the sition shownin Figure 1 to a position which will permit the pin 23 to be located inthe opening 24, the diameter of the reel will be decreased. The spiralformation of the reel at the movable end, not only gives the reelelasticity, but also ren ders the collapsingof the reel easier andprevents the breakage thereof.

In the modification shown in Figure 2- the hooked ends 17 of the arms13' of the reel are connected to pegs 18' located in sockets 19' formedin a hub 25 fixedly secured to the axle 10' by means of a in 26. Thearms are bent to form the s ein holding means and are identical inconstruction to that disclosed in Figure 1. The other ends of the armsare rigidly secured to a hub 27 movably mounted on the axle. A handle orknob 28 is secured to the axle by means of which the axle can be drawnthrough the hub against the tension of a spring 29 adjustably mounted onthe axle by means of a ring 30.

In operation, the hub 27 is held stationary and the axle is drawntherethrough, moving thelhub 25 inwardly and hence collapsing the recFrom the above description it will be seen that a simple and efiicientcollapsible reel has been provided from which the skeins may easily beremoved or on which they may readily be glaced.

Althoug theinvention has been described with reference to the specificembodiments disclosed, it is to be understood that the invention is notspecifically limited thereto, but may be varied in many details withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible reel comprising, in combination, an axle, a hub fixedlysecured thereto and having a plurality of radially disposed socketsformed therein, a second hub adjustably secured to said axle at adistance from the first mentioned hub and having a plurality of recesesformed therein, retaining means secured in said recesses, a plurality ofcarrier means extending radially from said axle, each comprising asubstantially U- shaped wire having a hook formed at one end 5 securedto one of said retaining means, the other end of said wire being securedin one of said sockets.

2. A collapsible reel comprising, in com bination, an axle having aplurality of open= ings formed therein, a hub fixedly secured theretoand having a plurality of radially disposed sockets formed therein, asecond hub adjustably secured to said axle at a distance from the firstmentioned hub and having a plurality of recesses formed therein, retainmgmeans secured in said recesses, means associated with saidhub adaptedto be positioned in the o enings in said axle to hold the same in dierent positions on said axle,

a plurality of carrier means extending radially from said axle, eachcomprising a substantially eU-shaped wire having a hook formed at oneend secured to one of said retaining means, the other end of said wirebeing secured in one of said sockets.

3. A collapsible reel comprising, in combination, an axle, a hub fixedlysecured there to, a second hub movably mounted thereon and spaced fromsaid first mentioned hub,

9 carrier means associated with said hub,a handle rigidly secured tosaid axle adjacent the movably mountedhub, whereby when the handle ismoved away from the movably mounted hub the fixed hub is moved towardthe movably mounted hub decreasing the diameter of the carrier means. 7

4. A collapsible reel comprising, in combination, an axle, a hub fixedlysecured thereto, a second hub movably mounted thereon and spaced fromsaid first mentioned hub,

carrier means associated with said hub, a handle rigidly secured to saidaxle adjacent the movably mounted hub, whereby when the handle is movedaway from the movably mounted hub the fixed hub is moved toward themovably mounted hub decreasing the diameter of the carrier means, and aspring mounted between said hub adapted to return the fixed hub to itsoriginal osition.

In testimony whereof I afl x mysi ature.

JOHAllN JOSEPH STOEC Y.

